This course is currently being revised and new course completion requirements will be in place for 2008. Current students should check the Faculty of Law website for further information.
The Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism) Bachelor of Laws is offered jointly by the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The course aims to produce journalists with the knowledge and analytical skills of lawyers, and lawyers with the communication skills of professional journalists. It develops a broad range of professional skills and knowledge for either legal or media practice.
For those wishing to specialise after graduation, the course offers a number of possibilities including media and communications legal practice, policy and research work, specialist legal and crime reporting and publishing for print, Internet, radio or television, and legal communications or publishing in the private sector.
Career options include journalist with professional skills in one or more of the print, radio, television or Internet media, legal practitioner in the media and communication industry or legal policy adviser in a government department such as the Australian Broadcasting Authority.
HSC English and computer literacy.
The course is offered on a five-year, full-time basis in which the Arts degree studies are integrated with studies in Law. Students are required to attend approximately 17 hours of seminars and lectures per week. Timetable constraints may require attendance at daytime and evening classes in the Law component.
The course comprises 244 credit points. It allows students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism) and Bachelor of Laws. The study components for course completion are as follows:
The Law component of 144 credit points is made up of:
The Arts component of 100 credit points is made up of:
To practice as a legal practitioner in NSW students must successfully complete an accredited legal qualification (i.e. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training, such as the UTS Practical Legal Training (PLT) program.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws or combined Bachelor of Laws degrees have the option of completing five of the eight PLT subjects within their undergraduate degree and the other three PLT subjects concurrently within the Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice (C11128).
Further details about the PLT program can be found online at:
STM90400 Humanities stream | 100cp | |
STM90401 Law stream | 144cp | |
Total | 244cp |
The standard program shown is for a full-time student who has elected to undertake practical legal training within the LLB. Students have the choice of commencing practical legal training within the LLB in the final semester of study or attempting an additional 24 credit points of Law options. Students who elect to undertake practical legal training within the LLB must concurrently enrol in the Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice (C11128). All options shown are Law options and are to be drawn from those on offer in CBK90042.
Year 1 | ||
Autumn semester | ||
STM90399 | ||
50105 Communication and Information Environments | 6cp | |
50107 Rethinking Culture | 6cp | |
50109 Power and Change in Australia | 6cp | |
STM90383 | ||
50114 Journalism 1 | 6cp | |
Spring semester | ||
STM90399 | ||
50106 Media, Information and Society | 6cp | |
STM90383 | ||
50115 Journalism 2 | 6cp | |
STM90401 | ||
70105 Legal Research | 4cp | |
70113 Legal Process and History | 10cp | |
Year 2 | ||
Autumn semester | ||
STM90383 | ||
50128 Media, Information and the Law | 8cp | |
STM90401 | ||
70217 Criminal Law | 6cp | |
70211 Law of Contract | 8cp | |
Spring semester | ||
STM90401 | ||
70311 Law of Torts | 8cp | |
70616 Federal Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
Select one subject from the following in CBK90022: | 8cp | |
50148 Print Features | 8cp | |
50150 Television Journalism 1 | 8cp | |
50151 Radio Journalism 1 | 8cp | |
50301 Editing and Publishing 1 | 8cp | |
50303 Online Journalism 1 | 8cp | |
Year 3 | ||
Autumn semester | ||
STM90401 | ||
70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
70318 Personal Property | 4cp | |
Select one subject from the following in CBK90022: | 8cp | |
50148 Print Features | 8cp | |
50150 Television Journalism 1 | 8cp | |
50151 Radio Journalism 1 | 8cp | |
50301 Editing and Publishing 1 | 8cp | |
50303 Online Journalism 1 | 8cp | |
Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
Spring semester | ||
STM90383 | ||
50129 News and Current Affairs | 8cp | |
STM90401 | ||
70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
Year 4 | ||
Autumn semester | ||
STM90401 | ||
70516 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
71005 Practice and Procedure | 4cp | |
Select one subject from the following in CBK90023: | 8cp | |
50192 Investigative Journalism | 8cp | |
50194 Radio Journalism 2 | 8cp | |
50195 Television Journalism 2 | 8cp | |
50302 Editing and Publishing 2 | 8cp | |
50304 Online Journalism 2 | 8cp | |
50305 Specialist Reporting | 8cp | |
Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
Spring semester | ||
STM90401 | ||
71116 Remedies | 6cp | |
71216 Law of Evidence | 6cp | |
Select one subject from the following in CBK90023: | 8cp | |
50192 Investigative Journalism | 8cp | |
50194 Radio Journalism 2 | 8cp | |
50195 Television Journalism 2 | 8cp | |
50302 Editing and Publishing 2 | 8cp | |
50304 Online Journalism 2 | 8cp | |
50305 Specialist Reporting | 8cp | |
Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
Year 5 | ||
Autumn semester | ||
CBK90313 Electives (Journalism) | 8cp | |
STM90383 | ||
50174 Professional Practice and Culture | 8cp | |
Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
Spring semester | ||
75401 Litigation | 6cp | |
STM90102 | ||
75402 Property Transactions | 6cp | |
75403 Commercial and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
75415 Professional Conduct 1 | 3cp | |
75416 Professional Conduct 2 | 3cp |
The Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with First or Second Class Honours, which does not require an additional Honours year. Honours candidates must complete the Research Thesis within the law option component. The rules concerning the Bachelor of Laws with Honours can be found in Undergraduate course information.
Supreme Court of NSW
This course satisfies the requirements for admission as a legal practitioner, provided students undertake the optional Practical Legal Training in their final semester.
Further information on the Law component is available from the Law Information Office on:
Further information on the Arts component is available from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences on: